Fun Facts:I grew up in the UK, and still have family there so I visit twice a year; I have lived in Back Bay Boston for many years and am very active with a neighborhood townhouse museum, the Gibson House; My interest in art history and visual culture is wide-ranging but I am most knowledgeable in late 19th and early 20th century European and American painting and prints; I consider myself well informed about current cultural, political and social topics and am good at drawing connections between things.

Effective learning requires engagement with the material. By exploring the work of artists of the past and recent past I hope to bring their accomplishments to life for students in a meaningful way that can inform and enrich their own endeavors. In today’s world critical perspective is essential for success in the arts as it is in most careers.

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Julia Kirchmer, Studio/Art History Major, Arts Management Minor, Class of 2013 - “It’s important for an artist to understand what’s come before. To make it new, you have to know what you’re departing from.”